very wise post, Stuart. hopefully those who have not been burnt will take note and put in the extra research.
I've had a number of different brands, Dell being one. My best after sales experience has been with them. had an over heating grapics card which parts could were hard to get (6 week wait). so they replaced my whole laptop with a newer model (an Alienware! with equal or better specs). Always get the maximum warranty that you can. it did take a while but you can tell with Dell its not a half hearted after thought, its a well executed system. On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:04 AM, Stuart Kinnear <stu...@skproactive.com>wrote: > Tricky game this laptop / electronics business. It is more than the device > it is also the aftermarket service. > > I personally would not buy a Sony product ever again. I have had Sony > Bravia television, Sony Xperia phone both of which had to be returned for > warranty, both of which took months to honour with prolonged arguments and > eventual referral to consumer affairs. > > I suggest you look up on Youtube for things like "disassemble or repair " > ... Sony Vaio ... Lenova ... HP etc. and check out various repair forums. > > Other complexities. I bought a HP Pavilion a while ago, did not realise > that this particular variant of the breed did not support 64 bit > virtualization hardware acceleration, oh joy - I wanted to have some > VirtualBox test environments. Does the laptop support more than one SSD > drive, how far can you expand the memory, does the laptop suffer > overheating problems ? My laptop overheats playing videos, turns out there > is a known Nvidia graphics chip overheating issue, easily solved by putting > in a better heat sink. The Sony Laptops have poor thermal paste (as do > other brands) which dries up or is poorly applied. > > Spend time on research before taking the plunge. Spend the extra dollar if > it is required. Maybe even go down to a laptop repair place and ask them > for advice. > > You need to spend that time as being a developer you will have that laptop > on a lot longer that the average person and will suffer overheating issues, > capacitor problems and connector issues (drive to motherboard, USB to > motherboard) and battery life issues. I don't, but maybe simply sell the > thing every 12 months before the warranty runs out and pass it on for > someone else to worry about. > > > My two bobs worth - Stuart > > > > > > > > On 16 May 2014 17:01, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> There's a story here. >> >> >> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Bec Carter <bec.usern...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Stephen Price < >>> step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: >>> >>>> That a lovely title to have. "The Destroyer". :) >>>> >>>> Did you assign that to them? >>>> >>> >>> Yes >:( >>> >>> >>>> >>>> My wife has that title also. $4500 Macbook Pro meets wife with hot cup >>>> of tea. Wife wins. I didn't even cry. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Bec Carter <bec.usern...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> No insurance but I was reimbursed by the destroyer. >>>>> >>>>> Bec >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 10:09 AM, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> How did it get destroyed, and did you have any insurance covering it? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 2:38 PM, Bec Carter >>>>>> <bec.usern...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi everyone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I recently had my 13" 2012 macbook pro destroyed. 8GB RAM and 128GB >>>>>>> solid state. Spent around $1700 when I bought it. Loved using it as was >>>>>>> light, quick and just felt nice in my hands. >>>>>>> Now I have to replace it but I also need a new Windows laptop (13" >>>>>>> also) for some coding so thought I could get something that would >>>>>>> replace >>>>>>> both. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can anyone recommend something they've used or are using currently? >>>>>>> Same size, weight if possible, ram and solid state is a must. Budget >>>>>>> under >>>>>>> 2k. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> Bec >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Meski >>>>>> >>>>>> http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv >>>>>> >>>>>> "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, >>>>>> you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Meski >> >> http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv >> >> "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, >> you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >> > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stuart Kinnear > Mobile: 040 704 5686. Office: 03 9589 6502 > > SK Pro-Active! Pty Ltd > acn. 81 072 778 262 > PO Box 6082 Cromer, Vic 3193. Australia > > Business software developers. > SQL Server, Visual Basic, C# , Asp.Net, Microsoft Office. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >
